Body of Missing Salem Man Found

July 31, 2016

A 36-year-old Salem man who has been missing since Monday has been found dead.

Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says the body of Tyler Phillips was discovered in a rural area of Marion County late Friday afternoon. He apparently had been deceased since he went missing on Monday.

Cannon says the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.

Phillips was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Carl Dunn.